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Activities & Fun
Sunday Craft Club Sun 26 Jun & Sun 3 Jul. llam 1pm. Free. Glasgow Mtrseums Resource Centre. 200 Woodhead Road. Nitshill. 276 9300. Drop-in craft club with a different theme each week. Suitable for 8—12—year-olds.
Saturday Art Club Sat 25 Jun & Sat 2 Jul. 10am lpm. Free. Gallery of Modern Art. Queen Street. 229 1996. Fun art activities for children aged 3—10 relating to art on display with drawing. collage. sculpture making and games ~ parents can get stuck in too.
Skillshops Sat 25 Jun. 2.30 4.30pm. £3—£4 (£2). Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Join in these funs sessions teaching drama. voice and movement to children and young people. Ages 5 7 from l—2pm. followed by ages 8 12 between 2.30-4.30pm.
Sunday Funday Sun 26 Jun. noon 5pm. The Loft. Ashton Lane. 339 8444. Face painting. Manga doodles boards. Kosi Coupe Cars and much more to celebrate the West [ind I‘estii'al 2005.
CCA Kids Club: Metal Sculpture Sat 25 Jun. 10.30am noon. £3 (accompanying adults free). (‘CA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. ()pportunity to work with a variety of metal sculptural materials including steel. copper and brass. Glasgow Steiner School Summer Fair Sun 26 Jun. 1 1am—4pm. Glasgow Steiner School. 52 Lumsden Street. Yorkhill. 334 8855. Puppet shows. music. face painting and fun craft workshops to raise funds for the upkeep of the school building.
Parade of Wheels Sun 26 Jun. 1pm. Free. Kelvin Way. 287 2720. Bring your skateboard. bike. roller-skates of anything wheer to join a mad procession. Part of the West [ind Festival 2005.
Animal Lands! Sat 2 Jul. 10 I 1.30am. £3. CCA. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. Create environments and habitats for your animal characters Using painting and print making. taking the work of artists Lali Chetwynd and Rousseau as inspiration.
Torch Trail Mon 4 Wed 6 Jul. 10am & 1.30pm. £4.50. Gallery of Modern Art. Queen Street. 357 5000. An Olympic- inspired arts event for children aged 3» l 1 years and their families. Booking essential.
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Children‘s Midsummer Concert Fri 24 Jun. 5 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Glasgow Botanic Gardens. Queen Margaret Drive. 334 2422. Celebrate the first birthday of the Children’s Garden in the Botanics with a light classical concert performed by a string Quartet from Scottish Opera‘s Orchestra. Bring a picnic and a rug. and enjoy free birthday cake!
Shim Sham Workshop Sat 25 Jun.
1 1am. £3. Spiegeltent. George Square. 564 3400. Fly Right Dance Company host this kids event teaching easy to learn and fun 1930s dance steps r- just in time for the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Suitable for children aged eight and over. Part of Glasgow Jazz I'estii'al.
RSNO Kids Proms - Animals in my Soup Sat 25 Jun. 3pm. £5. Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. A selection of great classical themes from TV and cinema focusing on animals of all types. Including Mancini‘s Pink Panther. tunes from The Jungle Book and much more.
Live + Loud Sun 26 Jun. noon 6pm. £19.50. Hampden Park. Letherby Drive. 0870 169 0100. The pop fest returns in association with ()ne Scotland. Expect blink-and-you‘ll miss 'em performances from McFly. Mel C. Daniel Bedingfreld. Lemar. Rachel Stevens. Rooster. KT Tunstall and Charlotte Church.
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Theatre & Dance
Petra Thu 23 Sat 25 Jun. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). GilmorehillGl2. 9 University Avenue. 330 5522. David Greig's mystical tale of a young woman on a bleak moor who has to explain to her son that he is now a ghost. Performed by Measureless Liars and suitable for ages 8+.
:11 Labyrinth Tue 28 & Wed 29 Jun. 7pm. £5 (£3). Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. The very wonderful Wee Stories bring the tale of Theseus and his daring adventures to life. Suitable for ages 6+.
223 The Wiggles Sun 3 Jul. 1 Iain 8; 1.30pm. £10; family ticket 35. Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renfteld Street. 332 1846. See picture caption. below.
Storytelling
Children’s Storytime Sun 26 Jun (8: Sun 3 Jul. noon. Borders Books. Fort Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 77.3 2910. Weekly weekend storytelling session for the kids.
Tall Tales in the Tower Sat 2 Jul. noon 12.45pm. Free. Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Fun interactive storytelling sessions in the Tron's Clock Tower for ages 3 -5.
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1 I I‘ll :1 1 Activities & Fun The Hour of Blazing Clouds Sat 25 Jtrn. 2pm. Free. National Library of Scotland. George W Bridge. 622 4807. Tales with a twist. brought to life by 19th century Burmese puppets. Part a/‘Re/iigee Week in Seat/am] 2005.
Artefactory Sat 25 Jun. 1 1am 4pm. Free. Museum of Scotland: llawthorrrden Court. Chambers Street. 247 4219. Try out lots of fun activities. create museum objects and make a fossil linger puppet or an ancient war trumpet used to scare off Roman invaders.
Royal Museum Art Cart Sun 26 Jun. noon-5pm. Free. Royal Museum. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219/4422. Look out for the Art Cart with free materials that you can use to draw and colour pictures all around the museums.
Mifly at the Library Until Wed 27 Jul (not Sun). Mon—Thu 10am—8pm: Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 9am—1pm. Free. Central Library. George [V Bridge. 242 8121. An interactive exhibition for pre-schoolers to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dick Bruna's famous bunny.
Magical Mayhem Tue 28 Jun. 10am. Free. North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Ages 2+. Creative stories with Margaret Smith. using storytelling. singing and live music.
Move Over Einstein Until Sat 20 Aug. 10am «5pm; Sun noon—5pm; Tue 10am-8pm. Free. Royal Museum Science Zone. 2 Chambers Street. 247 4219/4422. Discover super codes that no one can crack. wobbly stars. or you can even play games inside Einstein‘s brain.
Living History Week Until Wed 29 Jun. Lauriston Castle. 2a Cramond Road South. 529 3915. Take a special tour of the castle to find out what life was like in Edwardian times for the owners. their staff and visitors.
Dance Kids Sat 25 Jun. 10—1 lam (1-4 years) 8; 1230— 1.30pm (3- 6 years). £4 (£1.50— £2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Get your shoes and socks off and prepare to stamp. slide. jump and leap.
Big Art Wee Hands Sat 25 Jun. 10.30am (3-6 years) & 1.30pm (7+ years). £4
(£1 .50- £2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Have a go at a range of visual art media including painting. sculpture. installation and digital photography.
National Gallery Art Cart Sun 26 Jun. 2 -4pm. Free. National Gallery of Scotland. The Mound. 624 6200. The Art Cart will be loaded with a variety of art materials and ideas to explore the collections through fun crafty activities. For ages 3 12. Artworks Children’s Art Day Sat 2 Jul. 10am noon & 2 4pm. Free. Talbot Rice Gallery. University of Edinburgh. South Bridge. 650 2210. An introduction to the gallery. an exhibition tour and an interactive workshop suitable for all ages. Deep impact on Independence Day Mon 4 Jul. 2 4pm. £4.50~--£9 family ticket
(£3.50). Royal Observatory Visitor Centre. Blackford Hill. 668 8404. If all goes to plan a missile fired from a space probe called Deep lrnpact will hit comet Tempel 1. sending back all kinds of information. then you can make your own one to take home.
Ranger-led Children’s Event: Minibeast Magic Wed 6 Jul. 2 3.30pm. Free (£1 ). lnveresk Lodge Garden. near Musselburgh. 665 1855. Discover the creepy crawlies of woodland and meadow with the help of sweep nets. pooters and pots.
Discovering Arthur Wed 6 Jul. llolyrood Park Education Centre. I Queen's Drive. 652 8150. Discover the fascinating story behind the ancient volcano of Arthur‘s Seat and llolyrood Park which surrounds it.
Books
Doodles and Tales Sun 26 Jun. 2~4prn. Free. Dean Gallery. 73 Belford Road. 624 6200. Ages 5—9 and families. Join storyteller Senga Munro and artist Jennie Temple for lots of fun activities inspired by the modern and conterrrporary art on show at the Dean Gallery.
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1 1.45am (3—5 years). £4 (£1.50 £2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. l5a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Sing like a bird and buzz. like a bee in this musical storytelling session.
Storytelling
Storytair Sun 26 Jun. 1.30--5pm. 'l'runk‘s Close/Museum of Childhood. Royal Mile. 556 2647. A fun afternoon of activities featuring storytelling. puppetry. live music. stalls. treasure hunt and special appearances by Katie .llarag author. .\1airi lledderwick and .llaisie creator. Aileen Paterson.
Musical Storytelling Tue 28 Jun. llam- 12.30pm. £3 (£1.50 £2). North Edinburgh Arts Centre. 15a Pennywell Court. 315 2151. Margaret Smith creates some fun tales and fantastic noises at this interactive session.
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1“. They’re like Reservoir Dogs for kids. Aussie pre-school heroes The Wiggles have become
"4" legendary for their colour-coded shirts: Greg’s yellow, Murray's red, Jeff’s purple and Anthony’s blue. Together they’ve sold 17 million videos and over 5 million albums, placing them number one on Australia’s entertainment rich list (while Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe languish at numbers two and three respectively). Now it’s time to wiggle along with their infamous ‘Monkey Dance' live on stage. Brace yourselves. Lt Pavilion Theatre. Glasgow. Sun 3 Jul